651 CMR, § 5.21

Current through Register 1533, October 25, 2024

Section 5.21 - Non-discrimination in Service Delivery

Neither a Protective Services Agency nor its sub-contractors or sub-grantees shall deny services to or otherwise discriminate in the delivery of services to any person who otherwise meets the eligibility criteria for the Protective Services Program, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental handicap or because such a person is a recipient of federal, state, or local public assistance or housing subsidies. A Protective Services Agency shall comply with all applicable provisions of:

(1) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000det seq.);

(2) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ( 29 U.S.C. 794) and the regulations promulgated thereunder, ( 45 CFR 85);

(3) M.G.L. c. 151B, § 4(10); and

(4) The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( P.L. 101-366).

651 CMR, § 5.21

Amended by Mass Register Issue 1330, eff. 1/13/2017.